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INNOVATIVE NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT) FOR CONDITION ASSESSMNET OF LONGITUDINAL JOINTS IN ASPHALT PAVEMENTS
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-22)The failure of longitudinal construction joints is one of the critical factors causing accelerated pavement deterioration. Poor-quality longitudinal construction joints are often characterized by a difference in elevation ... -
Innovative Shear Connections for the Accelerated Construction of Composite Bridges
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-13)Accelerated bridge construction methods are being progressively used to construct and replace bridges in North America. Unlike traditional bridge construction methods, accelerated bridge construction methods allow bridges ... -
Instrumentation and Overall Evaluation of Perpetual and Conventional Flexible Pavement Designs
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-28)The perpetual structural pavement design is currently being explored for usage in Canada and worldwide. This thick structural design can provide many potential benefits but it also has associated costs. Cold Canadian winters ... -
Integrated Asset Management Framework and Model for Water Distribution Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-28)The Canadian Infrastructure Report Card (2012) estimates the replacement value of water assets to be $362 billion. Water distribution and wastewater collection networks have been in service for more than a century in the ... -
An Integrated Behavior and Demand-Oriented Methodology for Quality of Service Evaluation of Bicycle Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-13)Cycling is a viable mode of transport, and its mode share is consistently growing in many parts of the globe. However, many existing infrastructures still lack the safety and convenience that cyclists of all levels of ... -
Integrated Daily Windows and But-For Analyses for Accurate Schedule Forensics in Construction Projects
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-04)Construction projects usually operate in dynamic multi-party constrained environments that frequently cause schedule delays and cost overruns and lead to disputes among parties. To mitigate such disputes and fairly apportion ... -
An Integrated Design Approach for Improving Drinking Water Ozone Disinfection Treatment Based on Computational Fluid Dynamics
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-22)Ozonation is currently considered as one of the most effective microbial disinfection technologies due to its powerful disinfection capacity and reduction in levels of chlorinated disinfection by-products (DBP). However, ... -
Integrated Performance Analysis and Optimum Fund Allocation for Capital Renewal of Healthcare Facilities
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-19)Healthcare facilities, including hospitals, are among the most challenging assets to maintain and modernize. An accurate performance assessment is essential for the appropriate prioritization of the subsystems that are ... -
Integrating Compressed Air Energy Storage with Borehole Thermal Energy Storage: A Feasibility Study
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-18)There is an increasing number of renewable energy projects deployed to supply electrical energy, thermal energy, or both. The trend is mainly driven by the continuing growth in global energy demand and effort to deviate ... -
Integrating Observational and Microscopic Simulation Models for Traffic Safety Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-19)In safety analysis, two questions typically need to be addressed: 1) how to identify unsafe sites for priority intervention? and 2) how to determine the effectiveness of treatments introduced at these and other sites? ... -
Integration of 3D Feedback Control Systems for Fabrication of Engineered Assemblies for Industrial Construction Projects
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-26)A framework and methods are presented in this thesis to support integration of 3D feedback control systems to improve dimensional conformance during fabrication of engineered assemblies such as process piping, structural ... -
Integration of Environmental Costs in Ontario’s Pavement Management Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)This study aims to quantify the health and environmental damages of emissions released by pavement management activities in Ontario. The construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation of pavement results in greenhouse gases ... -
Integration of Ozone and Ultrasound Activated Sludge Pre-Treatments into a Wastewater Treatment Whole-Plant Simulator
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-20)Modern wastewater treatment provides great benefit to society by reducing the transmission of disease. In recent years computer simulation of whole plants has allowed for improved design and more economical consideration ... -
Interaction of Chemical Oxidants with Aquifer Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2006)In situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) is a leading-edge technology for soil and groundwater remediation, and involves injecting a chemical oxidant (e. g. , permanganate, hydrogen peroxide, or persulfate) into the subsurface ... -
Interactive Voice-Visual Tracking of Construction As-Built Information
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-06)The documentation of complete and timely as-built information related to construction projects is essential for tracking progress, planning corrective action, and analyzing the schedule. The collection of site information, ... -
Interface Management for Complex Capital Projects
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-21)In recent years, Interface Management (IM) practices have been emerging to address the challenges of managing complex capital projects. These challenges include the added complexity and scale of these projects, globalization, ... -
An Internal Benchmarking and Metrics (BM&M) Model for Industrial Construction Enterprise to Understand the Impact of Practices Implementation Level on Construction Productivity
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-14)Construction productivity improvement is a key concern for construction companies and the industry. Productivity in construction is a complex issue because: (1) it is influenced by multiple factors interactively; and (2) ... -
The Introduction of Crack Opening Stress Modeling into Strain-Life and Small Crack Growth Fatigue Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-17)The work in this thesis is concerned with the mechanics of the initiation and growth of small fatigue cracks from notches under service load histories. Fatigue life estimates for components subjected to variable amplitude ... -
An Inverse Finite Element Approach for Identifying Forces in Biological Tissues
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-01)For centuries physicians, scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and many others have been asking: 'what are the forces that drive tissues in an embryo to their final geometric forms?' At the tissue and whole embryo level, ... -
Investigating and Developing Fatigue-Healing Characterization of Asphalt Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-25)Canada’s aging highway network, consisting of over 1.1 million kilometres of roads, is a vital component in ensuring the safe and reliable day-to-day movement of people and goods. Flexible asphalt pavements experience ...